Bottle card-holder.



No. 775,988 r PATENTED NOV. 29, 1904. W. RINKER.

BOTTLE CARD HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 17, 1904. NO MODEL.

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UNITED STATES Patented November 29, 11904.

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BOTTLE CARD HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 775,988, dated November29, 1904. Application filed March 17,1904. Serial No. 198,599. (Nonodch) T0 ctZl whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM RINKER, a citi- Zen of the United States,residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in BottleCard-I-Iolders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to bottle card-holders; and its object is toprovide a device in the na ture of a card holding bottle-neck clip ofspecial construction for displaying in suitable position a card or labelsetting forth the name of the fluid contained in the bottle or anadvertisement relating thereto.

I attain the stated object by forming the device as illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, of which-- Figure 1 represents the neck of abottle with my invention attached and bearing a card, the rear surfaceof the invention being shown. Fig. 2 is a perspective View 01 theinvention detached.

Like letters refer to like parts throughout the drawings.

Each constituent element of my invention is described in detail and itsindividual oilice, together with the mode of operation of the whole,fully explained below.

Considering the drawings, the letter A designates the neck of any bottlehaving a relatively long neck, such as a wine-bottle. 1 do not confinemyself to long-neck bottles, as the invention is equally adapted forshort-neck bottles. A long-neck bottle, however, permits theillustration of the form of my invention used thereon which mostprominently exemplifies the peculiarities of construction claimed by me.

Letter B marks the bottle-neck clip element of my invention. it isadapted to engage the neck A, as shown. Rising from the rear of the clipB and formed from the same metal sheet is an outwardly and upwardlycurved connecting portion C, joining the rear of the bottleneck clip andthe card-holder D. The card-holder consists in the drawing of re silientside and middle parts, as shown, adapted to receive and clasp the cardE, holding it in suitable position to best display the matuprightattitude.

ter printed upon it; but I do not confine myself to the particular formof card-holder illustrated, as it might obviously be varied in structurewhile serving the same purpose. It is desired only that the card-holdershould be placed to show of? the card to the best advantage.

Projecting downwardly from the rear oi the bottle-neck clip B are twotwin divergent legs F. It will be noted that each leg is given a slightcurving twist, which causes them, al-

though spreading apart downwardly, to lie closely against the surface ofthe bottleneck A. The office of legs F is to assist the clip inmaintaining the card-holder Din its desired For example, the naturalgravitation acts to throw the top of card holder 1) outwardly-that is,away from the neck A. This movement'is resisted by the pressure of thelegs inwardlyagainst the neck and the vertical position of the cardmaintained.

It is most convenient to make the entire device from a single piece ofsheet metal suitably stamped and formed.

\Vhat .l claim is 1. A bottle card-holder comprising a device adapted toclasp and support a card, a spring-clip constructed to engage the neckof a bottle, and legs extending downwardly from the said spring-clip andarranged to touch the bottle whereby the said card-holder is maintainedin a vertical position, substantially as described.

2. A bottle card-holder comprising a springclip constructed to engagethe neck of a bot tle, a card-clasp supported at the rear and above saidspring-clip, and legs extending downwardly from the rear of saidspring-ch p and arranged to touch the bottle whereby the said holder ismaintained in a vertical position, substantially as described.

3. A bottle card-holder formed of a single piece of sheet metal,comprising a spring-clip constructed to engage the neck of a bottle, acard-clasp supported at the rear and above said spring-clip, and legsextending downwardly from the rear oi said s 'iring-clip and arranged totouch the bottle whereby the said holder is maintained in a verticalposition, whereby the said holder is maintained in a I 0 substantiallyas described. vertical position, substantially as described.

i. A bottle card-holder formedof a single In testimony whereof Iaflix mysignature in piece of sheet metal, comprising a spring-clip presence oftwo Witnesses. constructed to engage the neck of a bottle, a

card-clasp supported at the rear and above 7 WILLIAM RINKER' saidspring-clip, and curved divergent legs Witnesses: extending downwardlyfrom the rear of said CHARLES S. Horr',

spring-clip and arranged to touch the bottle EDITH MERRITT.

